Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies

The International School for Desert Studies building.

The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies is a faculty within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research and part of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. It is located in Midreshet Ben-Gurion in the centre of the Negev desert in Israel and was established in 1999.[1]

The school offers Master's degrees (both MA and MSc) in Desert Studies, with subjects including physics, ecology, water management, biochemistry, architecture and social science, all with a desert slant.

Over 100 students attend the school, and mostly live in specially built housing designed to be desert-friendly. Around half the students are Israeli, with the other half from around the world.

References

  1. ^ The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

External links

Coordinates: 30°51′13″N 34°46′53″E / 30.853692°N 34.781251°E / 30.853692; 34.781251


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